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I am put off building mine because of the Japanese only decal instructions. I even contacted fujimi and they never replied.

Fujimi is the least, how shall we say, export friendly of the 4 Japanese companies. Even if non-Japanese instructions existed, they'd be in the same garbled machine-translated "English" that the warnings before the assembly diagrams are featured in, and I'm not sure that'd be any more clear than what you got in the kit.

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I'll be watching this one too. I've got this one in the stash. I'm on one hand digging the decals and on the other hand thinking they are the goofiest things I've ever seen. I am really looking forward to seeing what your experience with the decals is. It is looking good so far!

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I'll be watching this one too. I've got this one in the stash. I'm on one hand digging the decals and on the other hand thinking they are the goofiest things I've ever seen. I am really looking forward to seeing what your experience with the decals is. It is looking good so far!

Thanks Z~ its quite a handful once you get to the body..

And after waiting for about 3 days for the white to dry, I finally started the decal-ing process!!

Here's my step by step~

First, following the number sequence on the bottom of the picture and applying the required decal in that position.

Here's the progress.

Some tips I can give you is that;

-decal softener (if you have some) <- will become handy when you have to apply to some curved and angle body panels

-clear paint <- i used Tamiya Acrylic X22 as a decal glue on some tight spots where the decal wouldn't stick

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I really like and appreciate you doing the step-by-step shots on this. Looks like you are doing a fantastic job on the decals. Have you thought about clearing them or not? Does the carrier film show very much? I don't really see any in your pics. Keep up the good work Derek!

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I really like and appreciate you doing the step-by-step shots on this. Looks like you are doing a fantastic job on the decals. Have you thought about clearing them or not? Does the carrier film show very much? I don't really see any in your pics. Keep up the good work Derek!

no problem Z, and there is a texture to the decal, but it's very little. When you shine a light to it, it shows up like gloss.

I was thinking about if I should clear coat this or not, but I think I will. I'm going to shoot a few layers of Tamiya Acylic X-22 clear, if it comes out pretty smooth, I might just leave it, since I don't want to ruin it lol

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Very cool! I really like the Z3 and Z4 anyway....I didnt know they had a kit of the Z4....I have to get me one now!

This is what I did with my Z3 after seeing a real on on the street with a weather beaten rag top..and decided there needed to be a better top for this killer little car. I built mine about 9 years ago before they even made the Z4

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Very cool! I really like the Z3 and Z4 anyway....I didnt know they had a kit of the Z4....I have to get me one now!

This is what I did with my Z3 after seeing a real on on the street with a weather beaten rag top..and decided there needed to be a better top for this killer little car. I built mine about 9 years ago before they even made the Z4

that looks amazing!!

Looks great.........and very challenging.

It is really challenging once you get to the decal part.

AND HERE'S AN UPDATE ON THE HOOD!!!

For this part, time is your friend.. take as much time as you need!!

On the instructions, follow the number sequence like the rear bumper, and apply the following decal.

Cut along the line that is dotted on the main hood decal, use the instructions as reference.

For the hood vents, you'll need to cut the clear part of the decal out (you can cut it before applying or cut as you go)

For the hood pin holes, just punch it through like the rear trunk (boot)